Colombo: Thousands of opposition activists marched Tuesday demanding the release of Sri Lanka’s former army chief, who was sentenced to a second jail term, this time for implicating the defense secretary in war crimes. Supporters say former presidential candidate Sarath Fonseka is being victimized for his political allegiance. The demonstrators displayed placards that read “curse the rulers who put the general in the prison” and “let’s defeat government’s dictatorship.”
“Is the government afraid of Fonseka and human rights? Today, Fonseka has become a symbol of political prisoners,” (AP)